I’m trying to keep abreast of this whole Carrier IQ kerfuffle and it struck me.  What does this mean for a digital society?  Isn’t this, yet another, form of micro-surveillance that seems to be a reoccurring theme in our present day and age?  Is this a type of resistance that “new media” affords us?  And, is this an attempt at normalizing hidden surveillance by the cellular/online industry?

Thoughts?

Here is a great article that offers some background information.